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Pentagon’s logistics concerns mean profit for transportation companies
Air freight companies are profiting from the war as the Pentagon increases its investment in logistics, reports Michael Fabey for Air Cargo World . "Contracts and contract modifications for companies flying cargo and passengers to the war zones in 2006 and 2007 totaled about $5.6 billion, according to an Air Cargo World analysis of data.…
Read MoreQualifications of some D.C. special ed teachers called into question
An inspection by the U.S. Department of Education revealed that “D.C. school administrators can
Read MoreReport shows FAA behind in training new air traffic controllers
An inspector general’s report shows the Federal Aviation Administration is hiring more air traffic controllers than it can effectively train, reports Michael J. Sniffen of the Associated Press. “The Transportation Department’s inspector general said the Federal Aviation Administration is so swamped with new hires that it has exceeded its own maximum trainee numbers at 22…
Read MoreMarine life jeopardized by record crop sizes
A report by Kent Garber of U.S News & World Report shows that U.S. farming policy, which is leading to record crop sizes, is having a negative impact on marine life. With more land being planted, more chemicals are leaching from fertilizers and passing on to streams and rivers creating vast “dead zones” in areas…
Read MoreRequirements sacrificed in selection of new rescue helicopter
An investigation by Michael Fabey of Aerospace Daily and Defense Report delves into the selection process of the Boeing HH-47 (CSAR-X), the U.S Air Force’s replacement for its Combat Search and Rescue helicopter. Interviews with experts and the review of extensive documents revealed “how the acquisition was skewed in favor of certain helicopters from the…
Read MoreOvertime a strain on workers, county budgets
Mary Beth Pfeiffer and John Ferro of the Poughkeepsie Journal compiled a two-part report examining overtime at the Dutchess and Ulster county governments. The report found correction officers and deputies at the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office earned $3.9 million in overtime in 2007 – a 21 percent increase from 2006 at a time when the…
Read MoreTaken for a ride
An investigation by reporter Larry Lebowitz of The Miami Herald shows that local taxpayers were promised massive improvements to the county’s mass transit system when they approved a sales tax six years ago, yet those promises have not been fulfilled. Local leaders have already spent half the money on routine maintenance, 1,000 new jobs, and…
Read MoreBorrowed Time
An investigative series by The Columbus Dispatch analyzed the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis in central Ohio, as well as the future impact to the region. “A wave of foreclosures during recent years has pushed property values downward for the first time in decades,” the Dispatch analysis found.
Read MoreUtility fund lines pockets at customers’ expense
Michelle Breidenbach and Tim Knauss, of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.), examined the previously undisclosed accounting of the National Grid fund, a little-known fund run by the power company. It spent $25 million of its customers’ money on economic development projects — including image-making and branding, parties and promotion, and such gimmicks as a local public-TV…
Read MoreToxic Neighbors
A Dallas Morning News investigation has found dozens of sites with hazardous chemicals that are in close proximity to residential neighborhoods. It is a problem throughout Dallas County. In some cases, plants and warehouses are within blocks — and even across the street — from homes, apartment complexes, and schools. Of the over 900 sites…
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